Loss of power in the wet.....

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

Hey all, anyway, at the end of the long journey up north, it was 
especially wet.  I went through several large puddles that soaked the 
engine bay, and was stuck behind some cars that were throwing up A LOT of 
water into the engine.  then, when i turned off into the residential 
area, the engine was very hesitant, and it was losing power.  I thought 
that if i left it be for a while, the problem would go away, so i went 
into my friends house for about 2 hours.  when i went back outside and 
started the car, it was very rough idling and when i would put my foot on 
the throttle, the engine would speed up then would drop RPM's.  I had it 
constantly at about 4000 RPM for about 30 seconds, and then it seemed to 
clear up....

My question would be, what could have caused this, maybe the air filter 
was soaked???


Also, sometimes when the car is cold, at part throttle acceleration, 
there is a loss of power around 3500-4000 RPM and above where it seems to 
lose about 40hp or more.  Then after a few minutes the power returns.  
any ideas????


Later all...TIA

Michael Sheridan Williams

My new one: 1985 4000 S Quattro
170,000+ miles, and going like a new car

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163,000+ miles

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